Breech baby at 37 weeks and ecv booked

Hey ladies I am 37 weeks today and my baby is still breech, I am booked in for a ECV on Wednesday but I have been reading about them and I’m not sure weather to go ahead with it or not. I would really like a natural birth, is any of you’s in the same situation or been in the same situation and has any tips or guidance on this? I am trying to turn it myself by using some of the tips on the spinning baby’s website but just wondering if there is anything else i can try? I’m a first time mum-so not really sure what to expect.

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I’m breech but declined an ECV, my friend said it was painful and baby went straight back to position, I know though that it can work sometimes but my preference is no, so I’m booked for C Section as he is also quite big due to GD xx

I’m breech but declined an ECV, my friend said it was painful and baby went...

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31/12/2017

I’m breech but declined an ECV, my friend said it was painful and baby went straight back to position, I know though that it can work sometimes but my preference is no, so I’m booked for C Section as he is also quite big due to GD xx

Ok thank you for sharing that. I am the same as I really want to avoid having a c-section also. I think I will give it a go, by the sounds of your experience it doesn’t sound as bad as I was thinking it would be. Hopefully it works for me also!! Are you a first time mum or have you got a child already? I read also that the success rate is better for second time mums. I guess I may aswell just give it a go anyways and hopefully baby will turn x

I'm 36 wks tomorrow and up untill a few days ago my baby was breech and an ecv was on the agenda as im booked in for induction at 38 wks, i think he may have turned though! Will find out on Tuesday wether im right and wether its head down or Transverse ( he was Transverse untill he turned breech ) if he is anything but head down then ill try the ecv as i dont want a c section! My son was turned nearly 16 yrs ago and worked fine, back then it was just done in the consultants office with no monitoring afterwards 🙈 and only took a min and was painless and quick! Thankfully they now monitor baby before and after its done x

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I had one at 39 weeks and it was the WORST mistake ever, I nearly lost my little girl because of it. My cord split from my placenta and my placenta had a bleed on it my daughters heart beat dropped for 5 mins and flat lined for 2 in the end I had to have an emergency C section.

From personal experience I’d advise against it and have a planned c section instead it’d be less stressful for you an baby if something was to go wrong xx

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